Sericomyiini
Sericomyiini is a tribe of hoverflies consisting mainly of large bumblebee or wasp mimics. As with Eristalini the larvae have a telescopic breathing tube which allows them to breathe while submerged in boggy areas.
The tribe is sometimes classified under Eristalini as the subtribe Sericomyiina.
Taxonomy of genera and subgenera
Arctophila subgenera of Sericomyia- Conosyrphus subgenus? of 2 species of Hoverfly, one a unique endemic of the Caucasus region and the other characteristic of the Siberian arctic.
- Pararctophila Herve-Bazin, 1914 Asian 2 species
- Pseudovolucella Shiraki, 1930 ten species. They are bee mimics found mostly in the mountains of south east Asia and Japan.10 species
- Pyritis Hunter, 1897 one species western North America North America
- Sericomyia Meigen, 1803 30 species common in boreal forests across the Holarctic region and extend southward at higher elevations into the Oriental region and Neotropical regions.
- Pseudovolucella Shiraki, 1930 All but one, an EastPalaearctic species, occur in the Oriental region.